"September is national Big Brothers and Sisters month. A local chapter of the organization is presently being formed, The- group. had a booth at the Skeena Mall during clubs days this past weekend and are hoping to raise their profile in the community. ‘by Kaeleen Bruce. Group spokesperson Theresa Brinkac explains that the Big _ Brothers .and. Sisters organiza- tion.is strictly.controlled by the national board in Toronto ac-, cording to precise guidelines. “The local group is presently More letters to the. Editor eee - Regards from:.Government. House_ -' race ‘and District Chamber. “of - Commerce and.the opportunity * Editor's note: The following letter appeareil on the agenda at the Sept. 11 public. meeting of Terrace city‘council... Alderman Robert Cooper, ‘ The City of Terrace;,. Since returning from our j une ~. tour of coastal and-inland com- munities in HMCS Huron and — Sea-king helicopter, my wife.and [ have been involved in-a rather busy schedule of Official engagements, and have just-con- cluded a brief vacation. I could not let any further time pass, however, without writing to ex- press our appreciation for the warm hospitality which’ was ex- tended to us ‘when we visited Terrace on J une 28th. ~ Tregret that our-time was so - limited; however, we were anx- ious to”-visit as many com- munities as possible during our tour and are delighted that an in- vitation to visit Terrace could be accommodated. Despite the brevity of our visit, we enjoyed the lunchecn hosted by the Ter- errace Review - _ Weenesday, September 20, 1989 4 - 2 ~ Role model adults can get in in the organizational phase. Last. ‘toria. -' pleasure, however, from visiting: less-populated ‘communities, arid. individuals. For your sig-. spring we-elected.a provisional board of directors and applied _for a constitution, which is cur- rently being processed in Vic~ toria. At our November annual general meeting. this year, we _ hope to elect a permanent board of enthusiastic committed peo- ple. As a ‘non-profit, society, we also have to wait for our tax’ex- empt* number from the federal ~ government before we can really do some active fund-raising, It’s a slow, step-by-step process, but ‘our group is‘out there working at it, and we hope to begin to meet — however- briefly. ~ ‘residents of your fine City. ; - -Because of the distribution of population of our Province, my. - wife and. I spend most .of.our- time in either Vancouver or Vic- and - interest ‘those’ com- munities and, . hopefully, . to bring Government: House: and my Office to the residence: in order to-increase both awareness ‘in. and appreciation of the role that. ~ the Crown plays i in our constitu- tional democracy... These goals: - were most successfully tealized during our brief time with. you. . I am advised by my secretary, Michael Roberts, that the City’s Deputy Clerk, Denise Fisher, was very helpful to him in ar- ranging details of the visit and I would be: most grateful if our Riverboat Days thanks To the Editor; The Riverboat Days Commit- tee would like to thank all the clubs and organizations for the fine job they did in filling our schedule with five full days of contests, sports, food and enter- tainment. Ruth and Denise at City Hall gave us lots of sup- -port, the good folks at the Hap- py Gang. Centre folded and sorted the schedules, and the gals at the Tourist InfoCentre answered many: questions for both local residents and visitors alike. Thanks also £o to the public who came out to support all the activities. All of the media have given great support to Riverboat Days and we'd like to thank the staff at the Terrace Review for their hard work and wonderful coverage. Many scrapbooks are sure to be filled with your photos and articles: We hope that everyone will continue supporting Riverboat — Days and invite you all to attend. our annual general meeting at the Terrace Legion.on Monday, Oct. 16 at.7:30 p.m. Once again;:; thanks to everyone for making Riverboat Days 1989 a great success, Mary Ann Burdett, Joan Cox,. Gayle Holtom, Daisy McAlpine. ARE YOU GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR COMPUTER? IF NOT.. - CALL 635-3444 AND ASK FOR RAINER. - ONE-on-ONE Training in Most Business Applications “» ON-SITE Software Troubleshooting - ACCOUNTING Software installation & Conversions in major packages Including ACCPAC, BEDFORD, & NEW. 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The mandate of the Big thanks were Sonveyed to her. .The.Kermodei Bear sculpture. . . which: was presented tousis. proudly displayed in my office, oe and will serve as a permanent reminder ofa delightful and: _ very special visit. . -Our: tour, was an-enormous. - ff . success in every respect, thanks to the support and. interest ex- | .tended. willingly by.-so many organizations, municipalities nificant’ contribution to the en- joyment and success of our visit, - we are most grateful. David C. Lam, Lieutenant-Governot, ‘Locksmith apologetic To the Editor; My apologies to my customers for my lackadaisical way I have been doing my lock work for the past few months. Please bear with me, but my right knee that I have had replaced recently has given me so much pain that most of the time I could not think, let alone do my work. 1 do not know how long my convalescence will -be, so will have to close shop for a -while. Sorry I cannot be of service to you: good people. Randy C. Haigh, Terrace, B.C. in Canada with 7,114 people ; matched . and 5,261 on’ the the act _ Brothers and Sisters organiza- tion is to provide children with a ~ male or female role model that is not available- at home, “The main goal is to provide _guidance and friendship,” says. Brinkac. ‘“‘The emphasis is on one-to-one communication, but - _activities such as picnics or hik-. ‘ing trips with the family. of the . Big. Brother. or Sister are’ al- lowed.” : Adult. volunteers for. the organization | are carefully screened by the RCMP and ap-. ~ proved‘ by a special. committee. The children, aged six to 16, are. _. Teferred -by — doctors,. , teachers, social workers, church leaders or sometimes by. parenis -. directly. A éaseworker- fully . qualified in social ‘work. is employed by -- “each local chapter to ‘match ‘school -_ ‘car wash at the.PetroCan station | rere — ‘ : adults. with’ the: “children. fidential as is the personal rela- . tionship between each “Big” and “Little”. - - ‘We see our program ‘as a preventative measure: rather than a cure,” Brinkac says. The ‘organization hopes to play a role in helping solve prob- lems such as drug abuse and juvenile delinquency before they begin, by preventing a sense of -loneliness. and. alienation which aré often part of the root cause of these problems.. — . The local group is holding a downtown on Saturday, Sept. ' 30. The purpose is to raise funds as ‘well as to. increase public: awareness in the community... _ Wiatever yO Wear o) W clean with care Men's: or: Ladies’ EDNESDAY. is JDIRTY SHIRT | DAY cotton . “blend. dress or business shirts expertly ne me | a laundered. 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